New end Jason Jones does drills during training camp Sunday in Allen Park. Jones is part of a young, unproven but motivated defensive unit.

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They're affixed in such a way, in a front corner of the Lions' defensive-line meeting room, that you can't help but notice them, and that's the point.

At eye level, taped to two whiteboards are 8-by-11 color photos of every quarterback the Lions play this year. Christian Ponder rolling out, Robert Griffin III on the move, Aaron Rodgers getting ready to pass.

Ponder is first in line on the top row, and wouldn't you know it, his Minnesota Vikings are first on the Lions' schedule, Sept. 8 at Ford Field. ...